The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-26
EGYPTIAN LUxURiES.
Delicious Coffee from an Island In
the Mediterranean Sca-Smok-
ing a Nnrqhilch.

ing Narghilch.
An Alexandria correspondent, writ
ing to The Detroit Free Press. says:
Inquiry into the method of preparing
the delicious coffee of Egypt-coffee
served in minute cups, even smaller
than the after-dinncr coffee cups OF
France and of the same straight-sided
shape-brought to light the following
facts:
First, the coffee should he pure
Mocha from the little island 50 near out
in the Mediterranean, and. by Ono way,
1t is almost impossible to GIT Che real
article since it is all engaS cd years
ahead. Then the coffee is ground as
fine as -four. Next, n small amount Of
the coffee and the necessary amount Of
sugar is put into brass or corpcr YES
sci shaped exactly like an ordinary
baby's tin-rattle, with the csver taken
off one of the feet ends. TSe oup thus
formed and containing the mixture of
coffee and sugar is filled nearly full of
water and is held by the handle over
the fire until the coffee boiis; thon it is
Withdrawn and allowed to cosa a mo.
meut, and Is then held over e4ire and
the coffee allowed to come To boil
again; once more IL is coofed aud after
the coffee comes TO boil the third time
it is really auL is poured into che little
cups The Lrass coffee boiler general
" holds enough for two cups, though
larger ones are sometimes used, some
holding four cupfulS. The liquid is
thick and brown sh-black, with light
colored froth on the top, and it is deli
cious. After the coffee is drank, Mt the
bottom of the cup remains about three
teaspoonfuls of sediment that Is like
thick mud and is tho coffee deposit
This coffee and glass OF water and an
amber mouthpiece on the end of the
ten-foot long, flexible stem of the
narghleh are the sights above the
tables in all directions. and searching
below, we find scattered around the
glass vessels half filled with water, to
which the snaky stem may be traced
1t is decidedly lazy mans smoke
rs the tobacco is very mild and half
an hour is required to get half smoke,
and how long Il pipe will last no one
knows. An hour and half is as long
as | ever smoked on one and then II
was putting away better than ever 1t
may take IN inveterate smoker 10 en-
joy one of these water pipes but when
the invcterate does get one he obtains
real treat after he gets the hang OF 1t
and does not re himself out drawing
too hard. Smoking narghileh differs
from other kinds of smoking in that the
smoke all goes through the water be-
low and is thus purified, and also in the
method, because in place of short puts
is substituted deep breath, and the
smoke is taken into the lungs. IL is
not possible to smoke the narghileh az
q pipe is smoked, so that those fearing
to inhale tobacco should never attack
this water pipe, also called the "hub-
ble-bubble." which seems a very good
name, and appropriate, too, as it ex-
presses the noise made by the separate
bubble rs they rise to the surface OF the
water from the bottom of the vertical
pipe that leads up from the tobacco.
The natives take their coffee and II
strong pull at this pipe, which is reg
ular D ece of furniture. as soon as they
get up in the morning, and seem to keep
at it all day. too. They claim. also.
that the narghileh is good for colds,
and they deserve credit for having
found an agreeable thing that is good
for any ailment. and that will replace
fried onions around the neck OF the un-
fortunate soul with the cold.
The cafe is as great an institution
with the people of the Orient as 1t is
with the French. and the warm climate
makes the shaded outdoor stables the
popular ones. and they are crowded all
dav, whether along the Mohammed
Ali square and in the crowded business
pla es or in the back alley ways where
the visitors sit or reel ne on cane-bot-
toned lounges and meditativly draw
long draughts of peace. Where all
these men get a living is n mystery, rs
thousands Of them seem TO do nothing
all day but drink coffee and smoke.
The shoemaker in his little 10x10 store
smokes his narghileh while waiting for
a customer. Tie thing is as necessary
10 an Egyptian rs his hat and possible
more so; and the comfortable exression
on the face Of one Of these smoking Is
good TO see.